I go by Draconic, I use he/xem/void pronouns, and this is my main blog!
I have an art blog ( @draconicartjustart ) and eventually I'll have a writing blog (I'll edit this post once I do) so if you want to follow me for art or writing, follow those blogs!
Otherwise, I just say random crap and repost other people's stuff. So if you're here for that, welcome! (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧
Across all of my blogs, any original post/thoughts from myself (like this pinnd post) will be tagged with #draconic's thoughts and any of my creative projects (writing, digital art, traditional art, basically anything that can be considered creative stuff) will be tagged under #draconic's creative stuff
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This has been sitting in my drafts for a while, but in light of all the bullshit attacks on queer and nsfw creators lately, here it is I guess 🤷
I had been wanting to ditch Google Docs for years, but most "Google docs alternatives" weren't a good fit for my needs: A good mobile experience, and the ability to sync my work across devices. Most of the common alternatives people throw around are either iOS only, desktop only, or not free to use.
So it wasn't until I found @ellipsus-writes that I finally made the switch back in September 2024. The app is well-designed, works across devices, supports collaboration, AND they're staunchly anti-AI, queer friendly, and fanfic friendly! 🌈
It's not perfect (yet!) mind, but it's pretty damn close for me. Some caveats:
Formatting options are a bit limited at this time. Your font choice applies to the whole document, and things like subscript and superscript aren't available. (This is my biggest gripe atm, as my current writing project involves a lot of research and footnotes).
Ellipsus does not have a native app, so you won't find it on the AppStore/Play Store. Instead, it is a web app. It runs in the browser. But on mobile devices, you can get a more "app-like experience" by adding it to your home screen. (More on that later)
You cannot 'magically' import all of your work from Google docs into Ellipsus. You'll have to import them manually. One at a time.
But uh... One cool thing Ellipsus has that Google Docs does not? An "Export to AO3" feature! No more fixing formatting issues or having to use that "Format for AO3" user script that can be laggy as hell!
Part 1: Getting your work into Ellipsus
As of this writing, Ellipsus can only import Markdown (.md) files. So in order to get your work imported, you'll first have to export it from Google Docs (or whatever you currently use) as markdown.
The shitty thing is, Google Docs only lets you do this on desktop 🫠
So from desktop, open your document, and go to "File -> Download -> Markdown":
But once you've done that, open Ellipsus, click the "+" icon in the bottom menu, and select "Import Markdown".
Part 2: Getting that 'App-like' Experience
Open Ellipsus in your mobile browser of choice. You might get a prompt to "Install Ellipsus", but if not, just open the main browser menu. You should have an option for "Save/Add to Home screen", "Download Web App", or something similar. Select that option, and you'll get an Ellipsus icon on your home screen. Now when you open Ellipsus via this shortcut, it will open in a dedicated 'window' as if it were a native app—and without the clutter of the browser's address/tool bars!
Caveat: On my previous phone, I experienced some significant lag while typing via Firefox for Android. To get around this, I used Chrome instead for running the web app. (boo, hiss). Happy to report though that on my new phone, the lag is completely gone in Firefox! But yeah, your mileage may vary.
Part 3: Establishing Your Workflow in Ellipsus
If like me, your work is primarily longer, multi-chapter fics, the ability to export those chapters for posting to AO3 is probably very important to you... The big caveat to the exporting features in Ellipsis is that they will export the entire document. There's no way to say, "Export everything under the "Chapter X" heading.
So there's two workarounds here:
Create a folder for each story, and create each chapter as a separate document in that folder, or
Create one document for each story, and create each chapter as a "draft"within that document.
I use method #2, because I think it makes navigating between chapters a little faster, but you do you.
Consider that true appeal of drafts is the ability to merge changes into the main document. But if you're creating your chapters as drafts within a single document, this won't quite work because the merger won't know where to place this completely different 'draft' within the main document—it will think you want to replace the content of the main document entirely:
If your draft contains only the content for a single chapter, but your main document contains the rest of your story, the merger will want to remove all the other parts of your story, and also just have like... a really wonky diff check in general.
As a method #2 person: once I've finished/published a chapter, I copy and paste the content of the chapter into the main document, then delete the relevant draft. If the ability to just merge drafts into the main document as intended is important to you, then method #1 would probably suit your needs better.
Part 4: Collaborating & The Export to AO3 Feature
Just as with Google docs, you can invite collaborators to your documents, or share a link for viewing. By highlighting sections of text, you and your collaborators can also add comments:
When sharing/exporting a document or draft, you'll have the option to export to AO3:
When your AO3 account is connected, the "Export to AO3" feature will display a list of your existing works. You can choose to edit or add a chapter to one of them, or post a new work entirely.
Whatever your choice, the exporter will copy the document HTML to your clipboard and open a tab straight to the publishing form on AO3. Paste the HTML, add your tags, summary, and any author's notes, and you're ready to post!
Part 5: The Future
Ellipsus is a bit of a fledgling compared to most writing software out there and has a pretty limited feature set. However, development is pretty active, updates come out regularly, and you can also vote on (or make your own) feature suggestions!
Before moving over to Ellipsis, see if another writing program would work better! I mainly did Google docs before, and was going to move over to Ellipsis, but ended up deciding to do Libreoffice and Obsidian instead. I use obsidian for world building/ dcuments that need to be on mobile and my PC and I use Libreoffice for longer winded story things.
“No, but Watership Down isn't a cheerful or hopeful story—the rabbits' lives are never easy, not even when they aren't fighting.”
Are you sure? Are you sure there are no moments of relaxation or play in the story? Are you sure there are no moments where the rabbits sit down to rest and lift their spirits after hearing an inspiring story? Are you sure the rabbits can’t find peace in poems, in honoring their fallen, and drawing inspiration from them to keep on living?
Are we talking about the same story whose most overused line ends with “And your people will never be destroyed”? A promise that is constantly repeated throughout the text, emphasizing the struggle for peace in the face of all challenges.
The same one that is fulfilled at the end with the protagonist dying in PEACE and tranquility under the promise that his people will never perish and will be fine forever... are we talking about this very same story?
Because I don’t know, I’ve seen quite a few people on Goodreads disappointed because they believed Watership Down was an “allegorical” story only to find a story about the lives of some rabbits.
Could it be that “media-literate” people are incapable of grasping the basic messages of a work before delving into its supposed “deep, hidden allegorical messages”?
“this makes me personally uncomfortable”, “this seems in poor taste”, “this is somehow harmful but presumably because you’re misinformed” and “this is actively malicious” are all different things. remember that
The best thing for me, as an ex- Starbucks employee, is the horror that genuinely is the milk delivery when it’s only you and one other shift member. Though, I did end up learning how to carry six individual gallons of milk at once.
I'm gonna say it, I do think that even the laziest person imaginable should have a roof over their head, food in their stomach, and access to healthcare
I find the blue and pink drink voucher dialogue very funny because like. Ralsei canonically knows that the Trans flag is
Thats like so funny to me for no reason, idk why like in the closet in their free time they googled pride flags via magic somehow idk its too funny to me
I want Ralsei to come out and ask the player if she should transition or not. If you say yes she's like "YIPPEEEEEEEEEEE" and if you say no she transitions anyway except when you finish the chapter your game explodes and Toby Fox sends you a personal letter telling you that you are now forbidden from playing any of his games.
We are actually so fucked if Ralsei isn't confirmed to be transfem before the game is done. I do not wanna be here with a buncha idiots complaining about how we're the stupid ones who are "forcing gender into everything" or whatever the fuck. The subtext will still be there but do you think they'll give a shit??
Toby I need you to make this as explicit as absolutely humanly possible. Do not be subtle about it please I beg. I've seen the TADC fandom. They have a canon transfem character and they're still putting up with these fuckers. I do NOT wanna have to join them in the trenches fighting for our girls honors.
The thing I love about blues design in deltarune is that they made a black-coded feminine man, which already doesn’t happen a lot, but also was completely unapologetic and unhesitant in giving him black and poc and masculine features, and that it doesn’t take away from his femininity and beauty. he’s got a strong jaw, he’s got locs, he’s got broad shoulders, he’s got thick eyebrows, and he’s still drop dead gorgeous and is treated as such and is never made to seem otherwise
so often feminine men are solely depicted as white or white passing, and are stripped of their more masculine features in order to seem beautiful or feminine, or their masculinity are at odds with their femininity, which can perpetuate traditional gender roles, racism, and even transphobia and transmisogyny.
in reality femininity and masculinity aren’t competing opposites, but go hand and hand, and same is the case with blackness and beauty
blue isn’t beautiful in spite of his blackness or masculinity, but rather because of it, and I think that’s delightful
glad that at no point did any of the flowers question that humans didn't have "gender" at all (when they even questioned their eyes and tails status)
and we can put to rest the fandom idea that all humans in utdr are just born without gender and the protagonists aren't actually trans and a trans narrative or reading of them could never be meaningful
No. It may have helped a little, but not by much. Because Dave is a random citizen with no knowledge of or experience in working with wildlife.
I don’t think that people remember that, at the end of the day, even when I was living in an apartment with Moonshine before I was even researching raccoons, I still had formal education and professional experience in handling and training wild animals.
I got my full security deposit back, btw.
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